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simon5CD0
Inspiring
February 15, 2021
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Setting a style/template for textboxes in book function

  • February 15, 2021
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I have 2 layouts for textboxes that I am using throughout my book (using the book function) - see example below. I have been copying the boxes around each time I needed a new one, but now I'd like to do this properly so that I can update the layout of these in one place and sync the chapters.

A) Should I use an object style or the object library?
B) Can I save a style/template from an existing textbox or do I need to start from scratch?

Example of a textbox I'd like to standardize:

 

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SJRiegel
Legend
February 15, 2021

You can set an object style that uses paragraph styles.  

By setting it up as Style >Next Style, you can format the whole thing at once. For this the work, the text in the blue box needs to flow with the rest - not in a separate text box.  You can use Paragraph Shading on that paragraph to create the box.

 

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simon5CD0Author
Inspiring
February 16, 2021

I haven't been able to figure out exactly what you mean here and can't find "Style >Next Style".
Are you suggesting applying the object style to the entire text frame? I'm using a text frame that runs all the way through the chapter.

I can't see from your example how you get the box to appear in the middle of the page - it looks like you are selecting the box for the entire page?

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SJRiegel
Legend
February 16, 2021

In the settings for the object style it is seemingly only possible to add spacing below the object and not above it when having it set to Inline.
So it seems the best option to add spacing above and below is to set it to "Above Line" and then center adjust it. 


You don't need to set the object as Inline. Instead, have that text flow with the rest inside the box, and use a combination of paragraph spacing and paragraph shading. 

Take a look at how the styles in the attached file are set up. 

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